Patents by Inventor Kosuke Nakatani

Kosuke Nakatani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10487249
    Abstract: The adhesive composition according to the invention of the present application contains a block copolymer (a) having a block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, a tackifier (b) and an oil (c), in which the block copolymer (a) contains a partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1), the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) has a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit, the content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit is 10 mass % or more and 19 mass % or less based on 100 mass % of the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1), and the hydrogenation ratio of double bonds contained in the conjugated diene monomer unit in the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) is 15 mol % or more and less than 80 mol % based on the total (amount) of double bonds before hydrogenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Kosuke Nakatani, Shigeo Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10385243
    Abstract: Disclosure provides a block copolymer composition having 20% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (A) and 10% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less of a component (B), wherein the component (A) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 190,000 or lower; and the component (B) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Yoshifumi Araki, Kenta Shibuya, Takahiro Hisasue, Kazuo Moritou
  • Patent number: 10323164
    Abstract: A hydrogenated block copolymer composition, comprising: a component (A) comprising at least one polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon as a primary component and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower, and a component (B) comprising at least two polymer blocks comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000 or higher and 1,000,000 or lower, wherein the composition satisfies predetermined requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Takahiro Hisasue, Yoshifumi Araki, Tadashi Matsushita, Kenta Shibuya, Takeshi Aoyagi, Ippei Kameda, Atsushi Yasumoto
  • Publication number: 20190153273
    Abstract: The adhesive composition according to the invention of the present application contains a block copolymer (a) having a block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, a tackifier (b) and an oil (c), in which the block copolymer (a) contains a partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1), the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) has a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit, the content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit is 10 mass % or more and 19 mass % or less based on 100 mass % of the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1), and the hydrogenation ratio of double bonds contained in the conjugated diene monomer unit in the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) is 15 mol % or more and less than 80 mol % based on the total (amount) of double bonds before hydrogenation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Kosuke Nakatani, Shigeo Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9745444
    Abstract: A composition containing an oxide of titanium contains a conjugated dienic polymer and the oxide of titanium, wherein the content of the oxide of titanium is 0.10 to 75 ppm by mass in terms of titanium atom, and the average particle diameter of the oxide of titanium is 1.0 to 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Kenta Shibuya, Daisuke Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170101499
    Abstract: There is provided a crumb of a block copolymer, which is excellent in transportability and, when used for a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, is capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition excellent in solubility, the low-melt viscosity property, the low-odor property, and the balance among these properties. The present invention relates to a crumb of a block copolymer, comprising at least one polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer unit as a primary component and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound monomer unit as a primary component, having a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 to 1,000,000, and having a specific surface area, a cumulative pore volume of pores having a pore radius of 1 ?m to 100 ?m, and an average pore radius that are in respective predetermined ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Nobuaki Kubo, Shigeo Nakajima, Takahiro Hisasue, Kenta Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20170088757
    Abstract: A hydrogenated block copolymer composition, comprising: a component (A) comprising at least one polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon as a primary component and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower, and a component (B) comprising at least two polymer blocks comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000 or higher and 1,000,000 or lower, wherein the composition satisfies predetermined requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Takahiro Hisasue, Yoshifumi Araki, Tadashi Matsushita, Kenta Shibuya, Takeshi Aoyagi, Ippei Kameda, Atsushi Yasumoto
  • Publication number: 20160333235
    Abstract: Disclosure provides a block copolymer composition having 20% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (A) and 10% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less of a component (B), wherein the component (A) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 190,000 or lower; and the component (B) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Yoshifumi Araki, Kenta Shibuya, Takahiro Hisasue, Kazuo Moritou
  • Publication number: 20160068653
    Abstract: A composition containing an oxide of titanium contains a conjugated dienic polymer and the oxide of titanium, wherein the content of the oxide of titanium is 0.10 to 75 ppm by mass in terms of titanium atom, and the average particle diameter of the oxide of titanium is 1.0 to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Kenta Shibuya, Daisuke Shimizu